Distribution 100% urban0% rural Cook PVI D+32 | Population (2010) 702,904 Area 272.5 km² | |
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Current Representative Nanette Barragán (D–Hermosa Beach) Ethnicity 7.2% White16.8% Black6.2% Asian68.4% Hispanic1.5% other | ||
California's 44th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is centered in South Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Harbor Region. It is currently represented by Nanette Barragán.
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The 44th District includes the cities and communities of
Between 2003 and 2013, the 44th district covered an area of Southern California from San Clemente in Orange County on the coast, north-by-northeast inland to Riverside County, including the cities of Corona, Norco, Rubidoux, and Riverside.
History
What was once the 44th Congressional District is now California's 50th Congressional District.
In the 1980s, the 44th District was one of four that divided San Diego. It covered some of the northern and eastern parts of San Diego County. The district had been held for eight years by Democrat Jim Bates and was considered the most Democratic district in the San Diego area. However, Bates was bogged down in a scandal involving charges of sexual harassment. Randy "Duke" Cunningham won the Republican nomination and hammered Bates about the scandal. He won by just a point, meaning that the San Diego area was represented entirely by Republicans for only the second time since the city was split into three districts after the 1960 U.S. Census.
In the 1990 U.S. Census, the district was renumbered the 51st Congressional District, and much of its share of San Diego was moved to the new 50th Congressional District.
Living former Members
As of December 2016, there are six former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 44th congressional district that are currently living.